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Intel Core i5 6600 Cpu
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Intel Core i7 7700K
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Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.Read more
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Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
The Core i5-9600K may not have the core-count increases of its higher-priced siblings, but it received a healthy frequency bump over its predecessor, coupled with hardware patches to some vulnerabilities. We already proved that the i7-9700K is the best gaming CPU by Intel. Can the humble Core i5 challenge it in this arena?Read more
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General

Processor socketLGA 1151LGA 1151LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz4.2 GHz
Max turbo speed3.9 GHz4.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Number of cores464
Number of threads468
Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W91.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMI3DMI3DMI3
Idle statesyesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapteryesyesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency350.0 MHz350.0 MHz350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version12.012.012.0

Memory

Cache6 MB9 MB8 MB
Cache typeSmart CacheSmart CacheSmart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 1866
  • 2133
2666.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor64.0 GB64.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 SDRAM
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)34.1 GB/s41.6 GB/s
N/A
Memory channelsDualDualDual

Thermals

Cooler includedyesnono
Thermal specification
N/A
212.0 °F212.0 °F

Features

Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes161616
Supported instruction sets
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyesyes
Scalability1S1S1S

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